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|'''Lt. Uhura''', ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''}} |
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When [[The Captain]] needs to contact [[Mission Control]] to talk to the [[Voice with an Internet Connection]], he has a number of options. He could call him up on his [[Comm Links|Comm Link]], or maybe even [[What Are Records?|find a pay phone]]. But maybe this is a job for someone more specialized, or maybe [[The Captain]] needs someone to delegate this to while he deals with other things. He needs the '''Communications Officer''. |
When [[The Captain]] needs to contact [[Mission Control]] to talk to the [[Voice with an Internet Connection]], he has a number of options. He could call him up on his [[Comm Links|Comm Link]], or maybe even [[What Are Records?|find a pay phone]]. But maybe this is a job for someone more specialized, or maybe [[The Captain]] needs someone to delegate this to while he deals with other things. He needs the '''Communications Officer'''. |
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The Communications Officer need not be an officer, and in fact, will often be a lower ranking member tasked with maintaining and operating the complex radio equipment. On a sci-fi show, they will often have a workstation on the bridge of the ship, while in a war movie, you can expect to see this guy running around two steps behind [[The Captain]] with a cumbersome backpack radio with a huge whip antenna. Whenever we see [[Mission Control]], expect to see an entire squad of these guys at work. More mundane examples include a secretary in an office, who has the job of screening calls to their boss and sending out messages for them. |
The Communications Officer need not be an officer, and in fact, will often be a lower ranking member tasked with maintaining and operating the complex radio equipment. On a sci-fi show, they will often have a workstation on the bridge of the ship, while in a war movie, you can expect to see this guy running around two steps behind [[The Captain]] with a cumbersome backpack radio with a huge whip antenna. Whenever we see [[Mission Control]], expect to see an entire squad of these guys at work. More mundane examples include a secretary in an office, who has the job of screening calls to their boss and sending out messages for them. |